Salifert manufactures titration test kits for the full range of reef chemistry parameters: alkalinity, calcium, magnesium, phosphate, nitrate, ammonia, copper, iodine, potassium, and more. Salifert kits are accurate, well-priced, and widely used by serious reefers.

Known for

Alkalinity, Calcium, Magnesium kits

The "big three" reef chemistry kits. Each provides 50-100 tests at $15-25 per kit. Accurate to 0.1 dKH (alk), 5 ppm (cal), 10 ppm (mg).

Phosphate (low-range)

Color-comparator phosphate test reading 0.03-3.0 ppm. Less precise than a Hanna Checker but adequate for monitoring trends.

Magnesium kit

The most accurate magnesium hobby test kit available. Used as the reference test by many serious reefers.

Pros and cons

Pros
  • High accuracy for titration kits
  • Long shelf life on reagents (24+ months)
  • Wide parameter coverage
Cons
  • Manual titration takes practice - reading the endpoint accurately is a skill
  • Color-comparator phosphate is harder to read than digital

Common competitors

Hanna Instruments (digital) · Red Sea (titration) · API (entry-level only)